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listed as a contact for an intervenor

must create and validate an

eRegistration account using the

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling

link to log on and submit the

intervention or protests.

Persons unable to file electronically

should submit an original and 14 copies

of the intervention or protest to the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First St. NE., Washington, DC

20426.

The filings in the above proceedings

are accessible in the Commission’s

eLibrary system by clicking on the

appropriate link in the above list. They

are also available for review in the

Commission’s Public Reference Room in

Washington, DC. There is an

eSubscription link on the Web site that

enables subscribers to receive e-mail

notification when a document is added

to a subscribed dockets(s). For

assistance with any FERC Online

service, please e-mail

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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in Order No. 652, its indirect affiliation

with the San Juan Mesa Wind Project,

LLC and Storm Lake’s recent indirect

affiliation with the East Ridge Projects.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

February 16, 2006.

2. California Independent System

Operator Corporation; Pacific Gas and

Electric Company

[Docket Nos. ER04–115–006; EL04–47–006;

ER04–242–005; EL04–50–004]

Take notice that on January 27, 2006,

the California Independent System

Operator, pursuant to Commission’s

Order issued on February 2, 2005, is

filing its refund report.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

February 17, 2006.

3. American Electric Power Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER06–533–000]

Take notice that on January 24, 2006,

American Electric Power Service

Corporation, as agent for Kentucky

Power Company (KPCo) tendered for

filing an interconnection and local

delivery service agreement between

KPCo and the city of Olive Hill,

Kentucky.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

February 14, 2006.

New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER06–555–000]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER98–4643–004, et al.]

Storm Lake Power Partners I, LLC, et

al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings

February 3, 2006.

The following filings have been made

with the Commission. The filings are

listed in ascending order within each

docket classification.

1. Storm Lake Power Partners I, LLC;

DeGreeffpa, LLC; Bendwind, LLC;

Sierra Wind, LLC; Groen Wind, LLC;

Larswind, LLC; TAIR Windfarm, LLC;

Hillcrest Wind, LLC

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[Docket Nos. ER98–4643–004; ER06–215–

001; ER06–220–001; ER06–221–001; ER06–

222–001; ER06–223–001; ER06–224–001;

ER06–225–001]

Take notice that on January 26, 2006,

DeGreeffpa, LLC; Bendwind LLC; Sierra

Wind, LLC; Groen Wind, LLC;

Larswind, LLC; TAIR Windfarm, LLC;

Hillcrest Wind, LLC and Storm Lake

Power Partners I, LLC (collectively,

Edison Entities), each of which is an

indirect subsidiary of Edison

International, tendered for filing in

compliance with reporting requirements

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Take notice that on January 27, 2006,

New England Power Company (NEP)

tendered for filing a Fourth Revised

Service Agreement No. 6 between NEP

and its affiliate, Granite State Electric

Company.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

February 17, 2006.

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Any person desiring to intervene or to

protest this filing must file in

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a notice of

intervention or motion to intervene, as

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or

protests must be filed on or before the

comment date. On or before the

comment date, it is not necessary to

serve motions to intervene or protests

on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages

electronic submission of protests and

interventions in lieu of paper using the

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.

Persons unable to file electronically

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should submit an original and 14 copies

of the protest or intervention to the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at

http://www.ferc.gov, using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for

review in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room in Washington, DC.

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the

Web site that enables subscribers to

receive e-mail notification when a

document is added to a subscribed

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC

Online service, please e-mail

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PF06–12–000]

Equitrans, LP; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed Big Sandy Pipeline

Project, Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues and Notice of

Site Visit

February 3, 2006.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

Equitrans, LP’s (Equitrans) planned Big

Sandy Pipeline Project located in Floyd,

Johnson, Lawrence, and Carter County,

Kentucky.

This notice announces the opening of

the scoping process we will use to

gather input from the public and

interested agencies on the project. Your

input will help the Commission staff

determine which issues need to be

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the

scoping period will close on March 24,

2006.

This notice is being sent to affected

landowners; federal, state, and local

government representatives and

agencies; environmental and public

interest groups; Native American tribes;

other interested parties in this

proceeding; and local libraries and

newspapers. We encourage government

representatives to notify their

constituents of this planned project and

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encourage them to comment on their

areas of concern.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

pipeline company representative about

the acquisition of an easement to

construct, operate, and maintain the

proposed facilities. The pipeline

company would seek to negotiate a

mutually acceptable agreement.

However, if the project is approved by

the Commission, that approval conveys

with it the right of eminent domain.

Therefore, if easement negotiations fail

to produce an agreement, the pipeline

company could initiate condemnation

proceedings in accordance with state

law.

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility on My Land? What Do I Need

to Know?’’ is available for viewing on

the FERC Internet Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses

a number of typically asked questions,

including the use of eminent domain

and how to participate in the FERC’s

proceedings.

Summary of the Proposed Project

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The project would consist of

construction of about 60 miles of 20inch-diameter pipeline. The pipeline

would originate at the discharge of the

existing Kentucky Hydrocarbon plant in

Langley, Kentucky and terminate at

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s

Broad Run Lateral in Carter County,

Kentucky. Equitrans would also

construct one new 5,000 horsepower

compressor station on the south end of

the line. One pig launcher, one pig

receiver, eight mainline valves, and one

new metering and regulating station

would also be constructed along the

pipeline. Location maps depicting

Equitrans’ proposed facilities are

provided in Appendix 1.1

Equitrans indicates that these

facilities are needed to provide much

needed relief for the summer capacity

constraints that are currently restricting

gas production in the eastern Kentucky

basin.

Equitrans anticipates filing an

application with the FERC in June 2006.

If approved, Equitrans would seek

approval to begin construction by

September 2006, with a proposed inservice date of April 1, 2007.

1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available on the Commission’s website (excluding

maps) at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the

Commission’s Public Reference Room or call (202)

502–8371. For instructions on connecting to

eLibrary refer to the end of this notice. Copies of

the appendices were sent to all those receiving this

notice in the mail.

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Land Requirements

Construction of the project facilities

would disturb about 912 acres of land.

Following construction, about 550 acres

of the total would be retained for the

operation of the pipeline and the

aboveground facilities (compressor and

meter stations). Equitrans currently

proposes to use a nominal 100-foot-wide

right-of-way (ROW) to construct its

pipeline, with occasional increases in

width for additional workspace at

waterbody, wetland, road, and railroad

crossings. Temporary extra workspaces

may also be required in areas with sitespecific constraints, such as side-slope

construction. Other temporary land

requirements would include areas

needed for pipe storage and equipment

yards. For operation of the pipeline

facilities, Equitrans proposes a 50-footwide permanent ROW.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and information

provided by Equitrans. This list of

issues may be changed based on your

comments and our analysis:

• The effect of blasting on

groundwater;

• Difficult ROW restoration in areas

of side slope construction; and

• Impact on visual resources due to

vegetation clearing to create a new

ROW.

The EA Process

The FERC will be the lead federal

agency for the preparation of the EA.

The document will satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The

Big Sandy Pipeline Project is in the

preliminary design state.

For this project, the FERC staff has

initiated its National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) review prior to

receiving the application. The purpose

of the Commission’s Pre-Filing Process

is to involve interested stakeholders

early in project planning and to identify

and resolve issues before an application

is filed with the FERC. A docket number

(PF06–12–000) has been established to

place information filed by Equitrans,

and related documents issued by the

Commission, into the public record.

Once a formal application is filed with

the FERC, a new docket number will be

established.

NEPA requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

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Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. This

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The

main goal of the scoping process is to

focus the analysis in the EA on the

important environmental issues. By this

Notice of Intent, we are requesting

public comments on the scope of the

issues that should be addressed in the

EA. We will consider all comments

received during scoping in the

preparation of the EA.

Our independent analysis and

evaluation of the issues will be included

in the EA. The EA will also include

possible alternatives to the proposed

project or portions of the project, and

we will make recommendations on how

to lessen or avoid impacts on the

various resource areas of concern.

Depending on the comments received

during the scoping process, the EA may

be published and mailed to federal,

state, and local agencies; elected

officials; environmental and public

interest groups; other interested parties;

affected landowners; Native American

tribes; libraries, and newspapers; and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A 49-day comment

period will be allotted for review of the

EA. We will consider all comments

submitted on the EA in any Commission

Order that is issued for the project.

We are currently involved in

discussions with other jurisdictional

agencies to identify their issues and

concerns. These agencies include the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Kentucky

Department of Environmental

Protection—Division of Water,

Kentucky Department of Fish and

Wildlife, Kentucky Department of

Natural Resources, Kentucky State

Nature Preserve Commission, Kentucky

Heritage Council, and the Eastern Band

of Cherokee Indians. By this notice, we

are asking these and other federal, state,

and local agencies with jurisdiction

and/or special expertise with respect to

environmental issues to formally

cooperate with us in the preparation of

the EA. Agencies that would like to

request cooperating status should follow

the instructions for filing comments

provided below.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the

proposals. Your comments should focus

on the potential environmental effects,

reasonable alternatives and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

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more useful they will be. Please

carefully follow these instructions to

ensure that your comments are received

in time and properly recorded:

• Send an original and two copies of

your letter to: Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of Gas Branch 1, DG2E;

• Reference Docket No. PF06–12–000

on the original and both copies; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before March 24, 2006.

Please note that the Commission

encourages electronic filing of

comments. See 18 Code of Federal

Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s

Internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to

the User’s Guide. Prepare your

submission in the same manner as you

would if filing on paper and save it to

a file on your hard drive. Before you can

file comments you will need to create an

account by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’

and then ‘‘New User Account.’’ You will

be asked to select the type of filing you

are making. This filing is considered a

‘‘Comment on Filing.’’

When Equitrans submits its

application for authorization to

construct and operate the Big Sandy

Pipeline Project, the Commission will

publish a Notice of Application in the

Federal Register and will establish a

deadline for interested persons to

intervene in the proceeding. Because the

Commission’s Pre-Filing Process occurs

before an application to begin a

proceeding is officially filed, petitions

to intervene during this process are

premature and will not be accepted by

the Commission.

Site Visit

On February 22 and 23, 2006, the OEP

staff will conduct a pre-certification site

visit of the planned Big Sandy Pipeline

Project.

We will view the proposed route and

variations that are being considered for

the planned pipeline. Staff will view the

area by helicopter on February 22, 2006,

and by automobile and on foot on

February 23, 2006. Representatives of

Equitrans will be accompanying the

OEP staff.

All interested parties may attend the

site visit on February 23, 2006. Those

planning to attend must provide their

own transportation. If you are interested

in attending the site visit, please meet

us at 8 a.m. in the parking lot of the

Paintsville Ramada Inn, 624 James

Trimble Blvd, Paintsville, Kentucky.

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For additional information, please

contact the Commission’s Office of

External Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC

(3372).

Equitrans Sponsored Open Houses

You may have also been notified by

Equitrans that it plans on holding two

public open houses designed to provide

opportunities to explain the project to

stakeholders. OEP staff will be attending

these events and will be available to

answer questions about the NEPA

process. FERC staff may utilize these

open houses to determine the amount of

stakeholder interest in the project to

identify if a FERC sponsored public

scoping meeting would be necessary in

the project area at a later date. The

location and dates for Equitrans’ open

houses are as follows:

February 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. (EST);

Paintsville Ramada Inn, 624 James

Trimble Blvd., Paintsville,

Kentucky.

February 23, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. (EST);

Louisa Community Center, 101

West Pike St., Louisa, Kentucky.

Environmental Mailing List

The determination of whether to

distribute the EA for public comment

will be based on the response to this

notice. If you are interested in receiving

it, please return the Information Request

(Appendix 2).

Availability of Additional Information

Additional information about the

project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at 1–866–208 FERC (3372) or on the

FERC Internet Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’

link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the

eLibrary menu, enter the selected date

range and ‘‘Docket Number’’ (i.e., PF06–

12–000), and follow the instructions.

Searches may also be done using the

phrase ‘‘Big Sandy Pipeline’’ in the

‘‘Text Search’’ field. For assistance with

access to eLibrary, the helpline can be

reached at 1–866–208–3676, TTY (202)

502–8659, or at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The

eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web

site also provides access to the texts of

formal documents issued by the

Commission, such as orders, notices,

and rule makings.

In addition, the FERC now offers a

free service called eSubscription that

allows you to keep track of all formal

issuances and submittals in specific

dockets. This can reduce the amount of

time you spend researching proceedings

by automatically providing you with

notification of these filings, document

summaries, and direct links to the

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documents. To register for this service,

go to http://www.ferc.gov/

esubscribenow.htm.

Public meetings or site visits will be

posted on the Commission’s calendar

located at http://www.ferc.gov/

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along

with other related information.

You can also contact David J.

Spigelmyer, Equitrans Representative,

by phone at (412) 553–5739 or by e-mail

at dspigelmyer@eqt.com with your

specific concerns or comments

regarding this project.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PF06–10–000]

Cameron LNG L.L.C.; Notice of Intent

to Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Terminal

Expansion Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

February 3, 2006.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

Cameron LNG L.L.C.’s (Cameron)

proposed Terminal Expansion Project

involving construction and operation of

facilities in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

This EA will be used by the

Commission in its decision-making

process to determine whether to

authorize the project.

This notice announces the opening of

the scoping process that the

Commission will use to gather

environmental input from the public

and interested agencies on the Terminal

Expansion Project. Your input will help

determine which issues need to be

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the

scoping period will close on March 6,

2006. Details on how to submit

comments are provided in the Public

Participation section of this notice.

This notice is being sent to affected

landowners; federal, state, and local

government agencies; elected officials;

environmental and public interest

groups; Native American tribes; other

interested parties; and local libraries

and newspapers. State and local

government representatives are asked to

notify their constituents of this planned

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